Two-time defending champion finished just behind stage winner Simon Clarke of Australia, but left the overall contenders behind
Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium wearing the white jersey of the Tour de France second stage in Denmark, July 2 2022. Picture: ANNEGRET HILSE/REUTERS
The two-time defending champion, who was expected to suffer on the 19km of cobbles peppering the 157km ride from Lille, finished 51sec behind stage winner Simon Clarke of Australia, but left the overall contenders behind. Wout van Aert retained the overall lead at the end of a rough day for his Jumbo Visma team, with Primoz Roglic, runner-up in 2020 and one of the pre-race favourites, losing more than 2min to fellow Slovenian Pogacar after a crash.
Among the other favourites, last year’s runner-up Jonas Vingegaard, also from Jumbo Visma, finished 13sec behind Pogacar after a long chase following a mechanical.Australian Ben O’Connor, a surprising fourth overall last year, failed to make his way back into the bunch and lost more than 3min to Pogacar.
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